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Millionaire high fashion designer and politician <a title="Pierre Cardin" href="http://www.pierrecardin.com/" target="_blank">Pierre Cardin's</a> plans for a futuristic skyscraper near Venice is turning quite a few heads. The proposed 800ft, nearly $2 billion project, dubbed the "<a title="Palais Lumiere" href="http://www.pierrecardin.com/design_en.html" target="_blank">Palais Lumiere</a>", is garnering criticisms that it will ruin the skyline of the UNESCO World Heritage city.
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In collaboration with Cardin's nephew and architect<a href="http://www.pierrecardin-forme.com/en/designers.php"> Rodrigo Basilicati</a>, the building would be located in the city of Porto Marghera, an industrial town several miles from Venice....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/pierre-cardins-plans-for-a-futuristic-venice-skyscraper-finds-opposition/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Millionaire high fashion designer and politician <a title="Pierre Cardin" href="http://www.pierrecardin.com/" target="_blank">Pierre Cardin's</a> plans for a futuristic skyscraper near Venice is turning quite a few heads. The proposed 800ft, nearly $2 billion project, dubbed the "<a title="Palais Lumiere" href="http://www.pierrecardin.com/design_en.html" target="_blank">Palais Lumiere</a>", is garnering criticisms that it will ruin the skyline of the UNESCO World Heritage city.
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In collaboration with Cardin's nephew and architect<a href="http://www.pierrecardin-forme.com/en/designers.php"> Rodrigo Basilicati</a>, the building would be located in the city of Porto Marghera, an industrial town several miles from Venice....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/pierre-cardins-plans-for-a-futuristic-venice-skyscraper-finds-opposition/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Millionaire high fashion designer and politician <a title="Pierre Cardin" href="http://www.pierrecardin.com/" target="_blank">Pierre Cardin's</a> plans for a futuristic skyscraper near Venice is turning quite a few heads. The proposed 800ft, nearly $2 billion project, dubbed the "<a title="Palais Lumiere" href="http://www.pierrecardin.com/design_en.html" target="_blank">Palais Lumiere</a>", is garnering criticisms that it will ruin the skyline of the UNESCO World Heritage city.
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In collaboration with Cardin's nephew and architect<a href="http://www.pierrecardin-forme.com/en/designers.php"> Rodrigo Basilicati</a>, the building would be located in the city of Porto Marghera, an industrial town several miles from Venice....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/pierre-cardins-plans-for-a-futuristic-venice-skyscraper-finds-opposition/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Millionaire high fashion designer and politician Pierre Cardin's plans for a futuristic skyscraper near Venice is turning quite a few heads. The proposed 800ft, nearly $2 billion project, dubbed the "Palais Lumiere", is garnering criticisms that it will ruin the skyline of the UNESCO World Heritage city.
In collaboration with Cardin's nephew and architect Rodrigo Basilicati, the building would be located in the city of Porto Marghera, an industrial town several miles from Venice....